African American History

During Jim Crow segregation, the Green Books helped African American motorists find hotels, restaurants, gas stations, and other safe places to patronize, including Mrs. Watson's Tourist Home.

An Interior Department directive has several high-profile U.S. National Parks removing so-called "partisan ideology," including information about climate change, Native American history and Black history. Will Maryland's State Parks hold the line?

Maryland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has submitted final report to lawmakers after six years of researching lynching between 1854 and 1933.

Shake & Bake Family Fun Center is a fabulous neighborhood recreation center and gathering place in Upton.

Prize-winning historian Martha S. Jones's The Trouble of Color explores the way racial classifications in America have impacted Black families and identity.

Landowner says they appreciate Belvoir’s historic significance and have no future plans for the property.

Dr. Blain's book illuminates the lives of Black women activists in America — some well-known, many unsung — who've fought for human rights, at home and abroad.

The project is the result of more than a decade of work by the African American Resources Cultural and Heritage Society.

In Maryland, we know Harriet Tubman best for fearlessly guiding people out of bondage. She was also a priceless scout and spy for the Union. Historian Edda Fields-Black recounts Tubman’s vital role as a liberator.

A choreographer draws inspiration from the Reconstruction era.